The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • Page 33

SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1933. 131 NASHVILLE SCOUTS' OWN PAGE Scout Master Says Week at Camp Boxwell Worth $50 to Boy Instead of $4.50 Willi Summertime is a good time far 'I -r hi jhwtiHhi iwr- ScoaU. Thee pha tofrmpks show thair am. At the left group of the Nashville Scout do a tumbling front Lawreacebarg st cassp en the Teaaessee river. At' the right two Industrial school have a nature lessoa with this snake.

-if "If every Scout's mother under the Nashville Council knew exactly what Camp Boxwell had to offer her son the places would be re served weeks in advance and- the bidding would be keen for these reeervaUoM." said Minor Atltln son, scoutmaster of Troop SI who spent sometime at camp jsoxweu and attended the Sunday clyirch service there. "The camp would run far Into September or additional equipment would have to be proviaea 10 forcer -numbers." continued Mr, Atkinson. "The weeks are worth $50 each to any boy. and parents would be quick to accept such value for only $4.60, said Mr. Atkinson in conclusion.

This tribute came from Mr. Atkinson to parents of Scouts In his ows troop, for Mr. Atkinson's own son was In camp. TROOP 2 Scouts Fred Morgan, Clyde Huehey, J. V.

Martin, David Sloan, Sam BriJey, Carr, Clifton Parrish, James Parrlsh, Charles Greer and Jeese Gflliland had an over-night in the Percv Warner park and spent the night in the Betsy Ross cabin. The hike was tn the nature of a prise and was awarded to Scouts who passed tests in artificial respiration and water safety at the camp. Other Scouts passed cooking', knife and hatchet and fire-bulldlna- tests. The evening was given largely to story telling and Scoutmaster Will C. Parkes started It off.

Assist ant Scoutmaster Herbert Godwin loined In the stories and one of the most Interesting evenings that our Scouts ever had was passed around the Betsy Ross cabin in the great park. We said the Scout oath together and went to bed- Fred Morgan. Scribe. TROOP 1 Kinnard Jennett was presented with the tenderfoot pin at the ular Scout meeting held at the home of the Scoutmaster Curtis B. Haley on the Franklin road.

Owynne Williams also has just become a tenderfoot and started at once on his second-class work. The l4t'" frt o- a .0 som 'of the ways they are act. la the cemter are teest group boys of Troop 55 at the TesnseMee aa wtll William Selew assistant scoutmaster. Scout Executive W. J.

Anderson and Field Executive Robert W. DuJBose have been Invited to apend a day in camp and the troop is looking forward to their arrival. This is the second encampment of Troop 122. The Iron City had a wonderful camp at Wa-land Springs last summer and is expecting to all of the ajjd features of last summer's cauip and to eliminate "the bad. Charlea C.

Kichardson. Acting ucrt.be. TROOP SI. Swimming each Friday night at Cascade Plunge Is the regular meeting of troop 31. We are glad to be back after a week at Canu Boxwell and are proud of, the fact we made the try.

Bobby Cook. William Sanders and Minor At klnson received life savins at camp. Delbert Mann and Joe Wooten learned pioneering and camping as did Mr. Atkinson and William Sanders. Those boys who did not taks the opportunity of spending a week at Camp Boxwell certainly missed something because, this is the best camp that has ben held.

Scout -master Atkinson spent part of the week and came out with hia Ufa saving and pioneering merit bade- which places him ready for his eagle badge. Minor Atkr-iecn. Jr Scribe. Spring Hill Troop. We went on our annual camp ing trip to Swan Creek In Hickman county last Saturday, Scout SWIM IN THE NEW master C.

Wade Wilkes and as sistant Scoutmaster Prof. William Fowler and Ben Davis took us. The Rev. Dean Stroud took some -of us in his auto and the rest went with Mr. Wilkes.

The scouts who went were: Milton "Mickey" Woodard, Ooodal! "Uncle Goody" Bailey, Burch "Sonny Boy" Grimes. LJohn Mann, a visiting scout from Arkansas, John u. likes, Jimmy Woodard, Holland "Cat" Harris, Harris Johnson, Kenneth Parks. The rule was every man for himself. Each one took his own eats and bedding.

We had a small tent but slept on the ground on the bank of Swan creek. The night nobody got any sleep to amount to anything but we did better the second night. The third night when a scout got good asleep his feet were put in a bucket 'of cold water or a fire cracker was exploded close to him. Our favorite eats were bacon and eggs and pork and beans, but there was quite a lot of preserves and canned food. We had lots of company as there was a good swimming place where we were, camping.

We fished and caught perch, cat fish, trout, drum and gissard shad; which is a beautiful fish, but spoils very quickly. Sunday we all went to Center's ville to unday school. Our troop has been registred six years; Mr. Fowler, who went with us, was a scout in the first troop in Spring Hill. got home Tuesday after noon, tired but well and happy over big trip and are already looking forward to next year's camp.

One snake) was unlucky enough to cross oar- path and his 1 carcass left squirming on the ground. We didn't take time to investigate whether he was non-poisonous. We just didn't like his looks and didn't want crawling around our camp. Snakes are OK in their place tut not in your bunk. Kenneth Paries, BEAUTIFUL first week of his membership In Troop 1 found him with his second class badge to his credit.

Pat Wilson led In prayer as the meet' ing closed Jo Thompson, Acting Scribe. TROOP 15 The time to reregister Troop has come and gone -and we got busy at our last meeting trying to set all at the records and dues Hp before the last day of June. talk was made on secnd-class work. Plans were discussed for another river-night hike. Scoutmaster I J.

Meiers dls' cussed the last over-niKbt hike from the time we left the church in order thai we might adopt the good features and avoid the bad, All of the mistakes of the' hike were pointed out by Mr. Meiers and it seems right now that our next hike may be entirely perfect. The Rev. Joseph K. Ippert was present.

Father Lev pert has taken a great Interest In Troop IS and the troop was happy to have him there. The troop sang America' and Father Leppert Jed In the Lord's Prayer A Hinkie, Scribe. TROOP 148 Tenn. Scoutmaster J. B.

Moncrlef de voted the scout advancement period to first-class map making as our troop held its regular meounsr Mon day night. XL J. Keen led in the scout oathT The business meeting was given to an enthusiastic discussion of our cabin and camp which is now under construction. Our troop Is building the camp and has already made a swimming pool. Scout leaders and scouts have cut enough logs to build the cabin and have given it the name "Lonesome HoJ- low camp.

If it is as much fun to live Eskimo Health necessary for bone growing. But the northern wards of Uncle Sam adopted the easier life and softer foods of the whites at the expense of -health. 1 "Last year I treated 1,288 Eskimos during the cruise," he said. "But this I shall treat a far greater number." Natives have an original way of curing toothache. They place a hot wire in the oavlty and keep it there until the nerve is killed, but tor extractions and fillings; they must await the arrival of the Northland, whereupon, medical and dental treatment almost en masse Is the order of the day.

The Northland is expected to be the first ship to reach Nome this year and in August she will anchor off the Icy floes of Point Barrow near "tha 6p oX the world." Lone Scouts. Will Camp At Shiloh August 3-6. On August 4, and 8, the Lone Scouts of Region Five will hold their annual camp and rally at Camp Shiloh. near Shiloh National park. A large group of Lone Scouts and leaders will attend what is expected to be perhaps the most successful Lone Scout meet ever held in Region Five, B.

S. A. Both national and local leaders are to take part In the program. The recreational program win Da well arranged to Include camp craft, nature study, swimming and a tourof Shiloh Park with its manv attractions. Saturday will be the "big day." Camn is to be closed wltb a court of honor and the awarding of ranks and titles won by the Lone Scouts during the 1933.

For full information write to L. Gambell, Lone Scout chief, at Pinson, Tenn. in the camp and swim in the pool as it is to plan it and to buna it, let us advise every troop to start to work because something of gea uine interest lies ahead for you. Freeman Harrison, Scribe. TROOP 26 The largest number ever to at tend.

Camp Boxwell from any one troop were the 42 scouts of Troop 26 who spent the first week at the Council camp on hs Big liarpetn. It is also the largest representation to ever come from Troop Ze. The record of the troop for tne first week at Camp Boxwell was oleastnr to Scout Leaders Claude J. Smith and William Nortnern, wno spent the week in camp and were members Kf the faculty of the camp school. Every scout will re turn home, it eeems, at-; least one rank higher than the position held when he stared camp Tha scouts of Trooo 20 were for tunate In having several of their soouts elected to the camp offices.

condition arose at camp which called for emergency measures. Eighteen more Scouts were on hand than could be accommodated, and with 80 Scoots doubling on the first icrht it was necessary to send In a group. Troop 26 met the. crisis by volunteering to give up their places in order that tea new arrivals might stay, anfl It Scouts went home. These 16 were Joined by Arthur Wasserman of Troop 12 and Bruce Bishop of Troop si.

and this immediate sacrifice enabled the new-comers to have a bed apiece. Scouts who left under these con It ions were registered for the next week and are now at Camp Box- well. Edwin llnghes. Scribe. 4 TROOP 122 Iron City Troop of Iron City went into camp at Wayland Springs and has planned to have a Boy Scout camp for two weeks ending Monday, July" 17i scoutmaster Fiord For-sythe "will bo at tha encampment POOL, 75 120.

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